Evening edit:
I observed and it went well. It was really informal, no interview or anything. At the end of the hour observation, I had to write a short essay on my experience there. Not too bad at all.
I walked to the library to study today. It's a mile each way so I figure it's a GREAT way for me to get my minimal cardio in. I also fit in yoga, finally. I'm so glad I went and I feel like I sweated profusely (I do yoga in a 100 degree room), more than normal, to let all these sick germs out of my body! LOL!
Total exercise: 2hrs, 10min.
Feb ex: 16 hrs, 45 min.
total cal: about 1650.
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Morning entry:
I'm definitely feeling a little better with much less aches and pains compared to yesterday. Also, I think my fever is gone since I haven't needed to wear a bazillion layers of clothing this morning. I will probably volunteer today, but only if I am feeling 100%. I also want to go to yoga since I haven't gone in a long time.
Today, I have to go to the hospital around the block from me to observe the radiagraphy department since they have invited me to do so. I wish I were feeling 100% because this will be the first hand impression they are getting of me. I am confident that it will go well.
I was up practically all night from being nervous and also sweating badly on and off because I think I still had a fever. When I weighed myself, I was greeted with a wonderful number, 125. I hope that tomorrow the scale will NOT jump up. I am on track with my weight loss goals and I guess I will lower my goal weight to 120.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
1450. no exercise.
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
Monday entry: EVERYONE in my house is sick, including myself. Luckily, it's nothing too bad. Kinda flu-like symptoms. Some chills, aches, pains. My sister also might be sick, she's living in New York City though. So, it's myself, mom, and dad. We are all off for President's Day.
I've been eating tasty foods and trying to watch calories. Even though i'm sick, I still like to eat! :)
I'm not sure about yoga...I want to go but not if i'm feeling very sick.
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Sunday evening entry:
I'm taking a good guess and saying that my calories for today are 2100. I did a TON of walking around NYC. I am going to list 3hrs for exercise...I walked way more than that, but this is generous enough!! :)
I met a friend of mine for a mini-reunion at Penn Station which is where the Long Island Railroad comes into NYC. We went for lunch at a VERY inexpensive chinese place, my entire lunch costed just $3. Crazy! I got a huge plate of vegetable dumplings and a pint of beef wonton soup. Of course I ate it all, but that was all the eating I did with her. I like having a change of pace and eating things I usually wouldn't!
Afterwards, we took a subway to the building we used to rehearse in with an orchestra. We had an exciting time exploring that area and walked around Central Park for awhile. After that, we took a tram (overhead trolly like a ski lift that fits like 40 people standing up) to an island off of Manhatten called Roosevelt Island. It was FREEZING since the island is surrounded by water. The island is so small and there was really nothing on it to do. Roosevelt Island has apartment buildings, a few schools, a supermarket and just about nothing else. People are not generally attracted to move to this island, but it is cheaper for those who cannot afford Manhatten prices, even though it's close to Manhattan. We were glad to have seen it, since I've seen Roosevelt Island at a distance so many times, but I will probably never go back. The tram was free for me because I had bought an unlimited subway card which can also be used for the tram, which i thought was VERY neat! After, we went to a few discount stores, haha my friend loves discounts. It was a GREAT day.
I got home around 7:45 and made dinner.
exercise: 3hrs
total ex: 14hrs, 35 min. I'm happy to see this number improving! :)
calories: 2100
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
today I had a good breakfast which i found really tasty. plain yogurt, 1/4 cup oats, 1/2 cup pumpkin and 1/2 cup blueberry topping sugar free. The blueberry topping was GREAT! I had 80 cals worth, but it is like a syrup with blueberry pieces in it and doesn't taste diet at all. 80 calories for a 1/2 cup is excellent for products like that. My whole breakfast was 275 cals.
I'm off to yoga in a little while. I haven't been there in so long it's taking major motivation to get myself there...
LOL...no yoga because i went to study at the library.
exercise: walking, 1hr, 40 min.
total ex: 11hrs, 35 min.
total calories: 1605. ok! :)
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
Looks like you've got a good day planned with your breakfast and yoga! Hope you've had a good Saturday! Big smile to you!
total cal: 1635 fine.
total ex: 2 mile walk. 40 min.
total feb ex: 9hrs, 55min.
i plan on yoga tomorrow morning should be good.
Progress as of today: -3 lbs lost so far, only 5 lbs to go!
okay, alright day.
my dad got me a little box of 4 godiva chocolates. of course, lol, i had to have each one. that's ok. i had a dessert after dinner, too.
total cal: 2090.
exercise: 2 mile walk 40 min.
no yoga. decided to go to the bank/buy cards/study.
total ex: 9hrs, 15 min. i have to laugh about this and say that over break doing some yoga will spike my hours up a bit.
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 17 lbs to go!
Godiva? Yummers!..... Have a great evening!
I have been doing the moderation thing with my box(es) of chocolate this year. One after dinner, and maybe one after lunch. My meals don't seem complete without a sweet at the end. :-(
What are your interviews for, during break?
thursday: i feel upset and determined today. how can i have such different feelings at the same time. I'm truly battling many feelings right now. I know its not right to be jealous of thinner people, but i'm feeling a lot of that these days. I'm excited for break. I will have two interviews, volunteering for a couple days, and studying amongst other things. I'm excited not to be working and geat an even better start on weightloss. Now, I said this before Christmas week. This time, I'm more adiment. Enough with giving in. I'm working towards it, I really really want it. I'm ready to take the step. It is not hard. I just have to plan.
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Wed:
This is my problem: the course i'm taking is anatomy and physiology. 4 credits, only 13 actual classes. LOTS of info to memorize, little time to do it. It definitely is cutting into time i could use to exercise/do yoga. I am also EATING because of stress and my inability to start studying right after work. I have so much on my mind with this class that i find it hard to go to a yoga class before studying and i just end up eating for at least 2 hours straight and being full and pissed the rest of the night...with some studying. at least the index cards are all written up. I like index cards because it's black and white...what you know and what you don't know! I can easily sort out what needs more review and what doesn't. I have TWO tests in about a week and a half since my class this Sunday was cancelled due to President's Week!
So this is my issue. I am NOT spending all my time well...binging is wasted time. I'm not really angry at myself...only when i have to get dressed in the morning and my wardrobe fits terribly...and when i have to walk around work feeling fatter and gross. So, I'm working on it. I will spend my break at the library...instead of my house. I may even pack meals and just go there straight from yoga and just STAY OUT of my house. There is a huge possibiliy i will do this. I don't think i can come home anymore after work. I am thinking of BTC as i say this. lol. goodnight.
still having trouble with the diet.
4700 cal today. binge after work.
total ex so far: 15min...
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 17 lbs to go!
I always find that I waste so much time at home. I'm either eating, or watching T.V. or thinking of some snack to prepare for myself. If I want to do anything productive at all, even if it's just reading people's diaries and leaving comments, I'm better off staying here at work to do it!
I just looked and see I have 17 lbs to loose! That is NOT much! It really isn't...can i consider it done? What if I say I'm happy about today and ready for all the days ahead, whatever they bring? lol. i'm still on the ball.
edit: 2555 cal.
binge. cookie temptations...its ok.
I may have been slightly bingy after work, but I am not even interested in eating anything unhealthy. I've decided to stay home all evening, no yoga. I could have volunteered/did yoga but I just want to study. Of course, I will try to get in a 1/2 hour walk and will try NOT to binge. I have no intentions on binging.
It's snowing! LOL. It was so warm this winter until yesterday, i forgot we actually can get snow here on Long Island! hahaha!
Have a good evening everyone.
Progress as of today: 0 lbs lost so far, only 17 lbs to go!
You are doing better with your positive thoughts as far as eating healthier/not binging...Good to hear...Keep it up!
Night entry:
I'm still debating about exercising before breakfast... 20min is so little though...so i should definitely be able to exercise before i eat, right? I'd eat right after.
although i felt fat and totally out of my usual yoga practice while there, it was worth it. I may actually skip volunteering (and possibly volunteer extra on my week off) to go to yoga tomorrow because right now I feel that I need to do yoga for about 2 weeks straight to really fuel my weightloss so i can feel as good as possible when i go back to work. I do have work this week, but I don't have a test in my class on Sunday, so I DON'T want to sit home when i can be at yoga. make sense? does to me!
I basically want to do things for me, since these past two weeks i spent laying down in bed studying and not exercising, so I'm going to take advantage of that for these TWO weeks. ok, enough of that!
calories: Good! 1550. Happy about that for sure.
exercise: 1.5 hours.
total ex: 8hrs, 5min. I have a lot more yet to do that's for sure!
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afternoon entry:
so far...today is good and i'm forcing myself to go to yoga even though i feel a little on the too full side and because i've gained a couple and don't feel like looking at myself in the mirror. despite these things, I will try to get a 20 min walk in each morning because I noticed i was really tired at work today since i had not taken an early morning walk. so, 20 min walk, then breakfast! that's my new plan.
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 19 lbs to go!
HAHAHA!
I didn't get to go to yoga as planned, BUT, I have a GREAT reason why. My Sunday anatomy and physiology class actually ended on time, 3pm, instead of early. Yoga starts at 3...so I obviously couldn't get there if class just ended! Oh well! I will be enjoying yoga this week every day, except Tuesday, when I will be volunteering at the hospital. I'm doing well in the class, but its definitely a TON of memorizing! We don't have class next week, but I really shouldn't slack on studying or I will be up a creek without a paddle, as they say! :)
So far, 10 min exercise in the morning. I'm going to walk on the treadmill...nah, I'm going outside depsite the cold! I don't like the treadmill because I'm less motivated to go far distances than if i were outside. I ended up cleaning the bathroom and doing some laundry. I will do the rest tomorrow and I might even begin studying tonight. I am eager NOT to wait until the last minute on everything.
calories so far are good although eating a whole jar of sugar free blueberry preserves isn't the healthiest 150 calories, lol. I did do that today.
calories: 1350-1400 depending. it's a good day.
exercise: 40
total FEB exercise: 6hrs, 35 min.
I plan to comment on diaries during/after dinner!
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 19 lbs to go!
Now did you eat these preserves WITH something or just straight out of the jar? I just can't imagine eating a whole jar on its own...But then some people couldn't imagine eating ice cream cake for dinner, huh?
Have a good evening and enjoy your break!
Thanks for your comment. Funny you should ask about working out on my lunch break, because for years, I couldn't imagine ever having enough energy to do that. I don't start work as early as you, but I don't have breakfast, and I guess I'm just more of a "night owl" anyway, so I would much rather sit at my desk surfing the Internet (plus the only time I can use the Internet at work is on my lunch break) and munching on a protein bar. But then I have to work out in the evening and I can always find some excuse to blow it off. So I started motivating myself to go running on my lunch break using two methods. Firstly, I started trying to think of it as a break from work. Before, when I stayed at my desk, people's 'phones were always ringing and people would come in and out asking for my co-workers or asking me work-related questions, so it wasn't a real break. Secondly, I stopped bringing protein bars with me to work! So now, I have to go out to get food, so I might as well run a couple of miles in the process!
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Tada!!!!!!! Have a wonderful Day....Glad to hear you are feeling better...
Soon2BThin on 02/19/2008:
Congrats on the weight! Hope you continue to feel better. Have a great day!
hollybelle on 02/19/2008:
Have a good one. Glad you're on the mend.
leeumom on 02/19/2008:
Hope you feel better. I have had it for almost a week now. Caught it from Kopsman. The yorkies must think it is strange to hear all this hacking with the coughs. Maybe they think it is a new bark!! Get better and keep up the good work.
mmuraro on 02/19/2008:
Aw, too bad, I thought I found another member of the grumpy team. Hahaha. But you're right, we need to write more when we're not doing great than when we are! I am sorry you have the flu but glad you're feeling better. I'm glad that you lose the pounds too. It's good to see you're back on track. I love this website too! xo.
thinnsidenotout on 02/19/2008:
Goodness...I prefer the warmth anyday..yesterday was about 57 or I would not of went on that long walk... I don't like walking in all the cumbersome coat/sweater/scarf/mittens at all, but have had to a couple times this last 2 & 1/2 weeks...better than snow/rain I guess. It was down to about 12 degrees this a.m. when I got up @ 5....then now it is sunny and warming up to 50's again..ridding of the frosty grass...hoping I can get in the walk before 6 p.m. tonight...
borntocry on 02/19/2008:
Hey! Nice to see that lower number up there. It was scary to think that you might be venturing into the 130's!!
Hope you're feeling better. I think it was you who left a comment on someone else's diary (maybe Donkey's?) about everyone being sick lately. Well, it's true, about half the people where I work are sick and now my husband's really sick too. I feel like I'm wallowing in germs all day long. It's only a matter of time!
mcwoo40 on 02/19/2008:
Hiya,well done on your weightloss,Great to see you are in control of your food again.Hope you get better soon,I've caught my daughters cough and it's so annoying.I dare not have any cough medicine incase it's loaded with cals,how sad's that.have a great day,Julie
rlovell on 02/19/2008:
yay! hope you are feeling the benefits of your labor.
workingit2 on 02/19/2008:
Stopped by to show support! Stay strong!
mmuraro on 02/19/2008:
Ahh so when you say 'yoga', you mean Bikram? I am a huge fan of it and practice too, even though lately I haven't been going much, Im going to the dance classes. But I was thinking this weekend I may go back. Sooo great for you!
want2be_happy on 02/19/2008:
Hope that bug goes away soon! I have no idea what radiagraphy is but it sounds exciting^^!
mmuraro on 02/20/2008:
No kidding, I always have discovered Bikram maybe around 3 or so years ago. I had times when I was going 4 or 5 times a week and I felt just amazing, like nothing could go wrong in my life. It's just hard to do, because it does take most of your night on a weekday, so now I understand when you talk about finding time to do it. It's the best form of workout I ever tried in my life, though. I have a whole new appreciation for you now!! haha Namaste.
borntocry on 02/20/2008:
Hi HoP! Thanks for your comment. I think you were the only person who told me to run the half-marathon right from the start, when I first found out I was too late to register for it. I think I am still leaning towards doing it. I told my friend that I might be busy that day, so she should plan her trip around that! As for my brother, I am hoping that the reason he's so desperate to see me this weekend is because he has a birthday present for me - I will be pretty upset if I make the effort to go over there to see him and that's not the reason (just kidding)!
Oh and yeah, of course I know there are millions of people who say that water helps them lose weight... I'm just not convinced of the science behind it. Plus my lowest weights have always been when I was drinking hardly any water, whereas now I'm drinking tons of water and my weight is up. But I'll admit that my complexion does seem to have improved! At any rate, I'm sure water has more benefits than disadvantages, so I am just going to keep at it regardless...